Where does “loothly” come from?
loothly (Middle English) comes from Old English lāþlīċe, from Old English lāþlīċ — loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant.
Ancestry of “loothly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | lāþlīċe | hatefully |
| 2 | Old English | lāþlīċ | loathly, hateful, horrible, repulsive, unpleasant |
Words derived from “loothly”